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Sarah Stone (Farnsworth) (1657 - 1731)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Death: September 16, 1731 (74)
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Matthias Farnsworth, of Groton and Mary Farnsworth
Wife of Dea. Simon Stone, III
Mother of Simon Stone, IV; Sarah Farr; Abigail Holden; Mary Whitney; Susanna Chamberlain and 4 others
Sister of Joseph Farnsworth, II; Mary Thatcher; Samuel Farnsworth; Abigail Hutchins; Benjamin Farnsworth, Sr. and 2 others
Half sister of Ebeneezer Farnsworth; Elizabeth Robertson; Mathias Farnsworth, Jr. and John Farnsworth

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About Sarah Stone

Not the same as Sarah (Nutting) (Farnsworth) Stone, wife of John Stone


Sarah Farnsworth

  • Born 13 Feb 1657 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay
  • Died 16 Sep 1731 in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay
  • Daughter of Matthias Farnsworth and Mary (Farr) Farnsworth
  • Sister of Elizabeth (Farnsworth) Robertson [half], Matthias Farnsworth Jr. [half], John Farnsworth [half], Joseph Farnsworth [half], Mary (Farnsworth) Thatcher, Benjamin Farnsworth, Samuel Farnsworth, Abigail (Farnsworth) Hutchins, Jonathan Farnsworth and Joseph Farnsworth II
  • Wife of Simon Stone — married about 1684 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Colony
  • Mother of Simon Stone, Sarah (Stone) Farr, Abigail (Stone) Holden, Mary (Stone) Whitney, Susanna (Stone) Chamberlin, Isaac Stone, Hannah Stone, Joseph Stone, Benjamin Stone and Lydia Stone

Disambiguation

Sarah (Farnsworth) Stone and Sarah (Nutting) (Farnsworth) Stone are often confused. They lived in the same area (Middlesex, Massachusetts) during similar years in the late 1600s and early 1700s. They both carried the same surnames (Farnsworth and Stone) during some period of time in their lives. They married brothers: Dea. Simon Stone, III and John Stone.

Biography

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Farnsworth-149

Profile last modified 28 Dec 2019 | Created 6 Mar 2011 Biography

Sarah Farnsworth, daughter of Matthias Farnsworth and Mary Farr, was born about 1663 in Groton, Massachusetts.[1] She is probably the Sara Farnsworth, daughter of Matthias, born 13 Feb 1657 in Salem, Massachusetts.[2]

She married Simon Stone, son of Simon Stone and Mary Whipple, about 1685, probably in Groton and the couple had ten children born in Groton:[1]

  1. Simon, b. 1 Aug 1686;
  2. Sarah, b. 1688, m. Stephen Farr 1708, 4+ ch.;
  3. Abigail, b. 1690, m. Nathaniel Holden 1718/9, 7 ch.;
  4. Mary, b. 1692, m. Abraham Whitney c 1714, 6 ch.;
  5. Susanna, b. 23 Oct 1694, m. Jacob Chamberlain c 1718, 8 ch.;
  6. Isaac, b. 4 May 1697, d. 30 Sep 1723 unm.;
  7. Hannah, b. 1699, d. 27 Sep 1723 unm,;
  8. Joseph, b. 8 Mar 1701/2;
  9. Benjamin, b. 12 Aug 1706;
  10. Lydia, b. c 1708, d. 30 Sep 1723 unm.

Sarah died in Groton on 16 Sep 1731.[1]


Research Note

These two Sarah Stones are often confused, as they lived in the same area (Middlesex, Massachusetts) during the the late 1600s and early 1700s, they both carried the same surnames (Farnsworth and Stone) and they married brothers: Simon and John Stone.

Sarah Farnsworth Stone (13 Feb 1657-16 Sep 1731), daughter of Matthias Farnsworth and Mary Farr, married once to Simon Stone. Sarah Nutting Farnsworth Stone (29 May 1663 - aft 4 Sep 1715), daughter of John Nutting and Sarah Eggleston, married first to Matthias Farnsworth, and second to John Stone.

Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch Sarah Farnsworth and Sarah Nutting are often confused. They lived in the same area (Middlesex, Massachusetts) during similar years in the late 1600s and early 1700s. They both carried the same surnames (Farnsworth and Stone) during some period of time in their lives. They married brothers: Simon and John Stone. Sarah Farnsworth Stone (b. abt 1663 [age 82 per tombstone] and d. 16 Sep 1731) Daughter of Mathias Farnsworth and Mary Farr. Married Simon Stone, son of Simon Stone and Mary Whipple. Sarah Nutting Farnsworth Stone (b. 29 Mar 1663 - sometime after 4 Sep 1715) Daughter of John Rawlings Nutting and Sarah Eggleston. Married John Stone, son of Simon Stone and Mary Whipple. Simon and John Stone are brothers.

Fact: Burial Old Burial Ground, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America


Sarah Farnsworth Stone .. Birth: May 29, 1663 Groton Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

Death: Sep. 16, 1731 Groton Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA

Parents:
 Matthias Farnsworth (1612 - 1688)
 Mary Farr Farnsworth (1644 - 1717)

Spouse:

 Simon Stone (1656 - 1741)*

Children:

 Isaac Stone (____ - 1723)*
 Abigail Stone Holdin (1691 - 1757)*
 Hannah Stone (1699 - 1723)*
 Lydia Stone (1708 - 1723)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription:

Here Lies Buried Ye Body of Mrs Sarah Stone Ye Wife of Deacon Simon Stone Who Departed This Life Sept Ye 16th A.D. 1731 In Ye 68th Year of Her Age.

Burial: Old Burying Ground Groton Middlesex County Massachusetts, USA



Conflict data from merge of 25 Sept 2010:

birthplace,

Chelmsford, MA, USA


References

  1. Bartlett, Joseph Gardner. Simon Stone genealogy: ancestry and descendants of Deacon Simon Stone Watertown, Mass., 1320-1926. (Boston: Stone Family Association, 1926) at HathiTrust.org, pages 59-62.
  2. "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch [1], Sara Farnsworth, 13 Feb 1657; citing Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 877,468.
  3. "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 November 2019, 08:28), entry for Sarah Farnsworth(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:L7WD-795); contributed by various users. See also:
  4. "Farnsworth/Phaneuf/Faneuf Genealogies" pg 32; This family (10 children) is listed in an e-mail (copy filed L-15-8): Married 1685 Simon Stone of Watertown, Mass. Find A Grave: Memorial #41606250 Chute, William E., 1894. "Genealogy and History of the Chute Family in America." Salem, Mass. page xlii Ancestry.com member family trees "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:37XM-LJL : accessed 2015-01-16), entry for Sarah /Farnsworth. Info from Online Trees
  5. The following was acquired from http://www.e-familytree.net/F59/F59864.htm HUSBAND Name: Simon Stone Born: September 08, 1656 at Watertown, Middlesex, MA Married: at Of Groton, Mass. Died: December 19, 1741 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Other Spouses: Sarah Farnsworth Father: Simon Stone Mother: Mary Whipple WIFE Name: Sarrah Farnsworth Born: at Groton, Middlesix., MA Died: September 16, 1731 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Other Spouses: Samuel Stone John Stone Father: Matthias Farnsworth Mother: Mary Farr CHILDREN Name: Simon Stone Born: August 01, 1686 at Groton, Middlesex, MA Died: October 22, 1746 at Harvard, Middlesex, Massachusetts Wife: Sarah Name: Sarah Stone Born: 1688 at Groton, MA Died: at Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Husband: Stephen Farr Name: Abigail Stone Born: 1691 at Groton, Middlesex, MA Died: September 29, 1757 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Husband: Nathaniel Holden Name: Mary Stone Born: Jun 1692 at Groton, Middlesex, MA Died: October 07, 1766 at Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts Husband: Abraham Whitney Name: Susannah Stone Born: October 23, 1694 at Groton, Middlesex, MA Died: July 26, 1774 at Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Husband: Jacob Chamberlain Name: Isaac Stone Born: May 04, 1697 at Groton, Middlesex, Mass. Died: September 30, 1723 Name: Hannah Stone Born: 1699 at Groton, Middlesex, MA Died: September 27, 1723 at Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Name: Joseph Stone Born: March 08, 1702 at Groton, Middlesex, MA Died: September 10, 1777 Wife: Mary Prescott Name: Benjamin Stone Born: August 12, 1706 at Of, Groton, Wocester, Mass Died: September 23, 1758 at Groton, MA Wife: Emma Parker Name: Lydia Stone Born: Abt 1708 at Groton, Middlesex, MA Died: September 30, 1723
  6. The following was acquired from http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=REG&db=winch&id... Sarah FARNSWORTH (Matthias FARNSWORTH3, Elizabethe MARSHE2, Jacobes MARSHE1) was born 29 May 1663 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, and died 16 Sep 1731. She married Simon STONE 1684-1685 in Groton, Massachusetts. He was born 8 Sep 1656 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Children of Sarah FARNSWORTH and Simon STONE are: 33 i. Simon STONE was born 1 Aug 1686 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He married MARY. She was born 1686. 34 ii. Sarah STONE was born 1688 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She married Stephen FARR. He was born 11 Apr 1679 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. 35 iii. Abigail STONE was born 1691 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She married Nathaniel HOLDEN. He was born 1691 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. 36 iv. Mary STONE was born Jun 1692 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She married Abraham WHITNEY, son of Moses WHITNEY and Sarah KNIGHT. He was born 29 May 1692 in Stow, Massachusetts, and died 15 Sep 1778 in Stow, Massachusetts. 37 v. Susannah STONE was born 23 Oct 1694 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She married Jacob CHAMBERLAIN. He was born 1694. 38 vi. Isaac STONE was born 4 May 1697. 39 vii. Hannah STONE was born 1699. 40 viii. Joseph STONE was born 8 Mar 1701/02 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He married Mary PRESCOTT. She was born 29 Apr 1711 in Westford, Middlesex, Massachusetts. 41 ix. Benjamin STONE was born 12 Aug 1706 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He married Emma PARKER 1736, daughter of James PARKER and Abigail PRESCOTT. She was born 23 Sep 1713 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts. 42 x. Lydia STONE was born ABT. 1708. 43 xi. Jonathan STONE was born 2 Feb 1688/89 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He married Cherry ADAMS. She was born 3 Jan 1695/96 in Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
  7. Simon Stone genealogy : ancestry and descendants of Deacon Simon Stone of Watertown, Mass., 1320-1926
  8. A Genealogy and History of the Hute (Chute) Family in America With Some Account of the Family in Great Britain and Ireland Ancestry.com Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.Original data - Williaim Edward Chute. A genealogy and history of the Hute [i.e. Chute] family in America: with some account of the family in Great Britain and Ireland, with an account 1,33005::0 https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FLHCAN1900_105166&h=... 1,33005::177795
  9. GEDCOM Note 2 AGE 68
  10. Ancestral File Number:<AFN> 2NC5-7G
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Sarah Stone's Timeline

1657
February 13, 1657
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1663
March 29, 1663
Age 6
Groton,Middlesex,MA
March 29, 1663
Age 6
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1686
August 1, 1686
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1688
1688
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1690
December 11, 1690
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1692
June 1692
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1694
October 23, 1694
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America